Yang Shen didn't expect to meet the person he least wanted to see here, and he was a little flustered for a while.

“... Brother Huaizhen? How... How could it be so coincidental? ”

Lu Wenjing smiled very frankly, glanced at an elegant man beside Yang Shen, and said:

"Who is this brother?"

Yang Shen tried his best to calm down, and hurriedly responded:

"Introduce to Brother Huaizhen, this is Cui Milling, Cui Editing..."

Cui Mo thought that the two had known each other for an old time, so he naturally didn't dare to slack off, and gave his hand:

"Disrespectful, disrespectful."

Yang Shen said again:

"Brother Cui, this is the son of the Lu family I mentioned to you, Lu Wenjing."

As soon as Cui Mo heard Lu Wenjing's three words, his eyes widened slightly, and he couldn't help but look at the other party again, and said:

"It turned out to be the Lu Gongzi who wrote poems to mock Eunuch Liu? Sure enough, it's a talent, and I'm glad I will..."

Lu Wenjing also smiled and said:

"The name of Master Cui is also like thunder, and the grass people respect it very much."

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be..."

Cui Mo knew that the other party was complimenting him, but this sounded very comfortable, and unconsciously, the tall young man in front of him became more pleasing to the eye.

Yang Shen breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and secretly said that it was a loss that Brother Cui was here today, and if he faced Brother Huaizhen alone, he really didn't know how embarrassing it would be.

Since the last Rishenglong arson case, Yang Shen has always felt sorry for Lu Wenjing.

He felt that he was a coward, and kept saying that he was going to deal with Liu Jin, but he did not appear in the lobby of Shuntian Mansion at the critical moment.

Now that Ma San "committed suicide", the Jiao family is still at large, and he blames himself even more, and at the same time feels indebted to Lu Wenjingyou, and he dare not confront him face-to-face.

It is said that no book is written by coincidence, and now that he is meeting the young master of the Lu family in the teahouse, Yang Shen is not as free and easy as the first time, but he is a little more restrained.

Fortunately, Lu Wenjing is a person who understands the world, and he saw through Yang Dacai's state of mind at a glance, and after thinking about it for a while, he made a gesture of please:

"I am presumptuous, I want to be a host, please use Brother Nun and Master Cui to sit in the tea room together, I don't know if the two of you will appreciate your face?"

At this time, Yang Shen had no reason to refuse to appreciate his face, and said busily:

"Brother Huaizhen is really polite, that... Brother Cui, look? ”

Cui Mo also showed a lot of interest in Lu Wenjing, and nodded:

"Cui was dismissed as a Hanlin official, but now there is time."

"Okay, then follow me."

Lu Wenjing led the two back to the tea room, and the housekeeper Liu Si was very self-aware, knowing that the young master and the two nobles had important things to discuss, so he used an excuse to leave, but sat down in an open room not far away.

After calling the teaman again, Lu Wenjing instructed him to make a new pot of tea, put on two sets of tea sets, and ordered a piano song by the way, called "Alpine Flowing Water".

Entertainment in ancient times was still quite scarce compared to the 21st century, and it was enough luxury to be able to enjoy the sound of the piano in the tea room.

What's more, the pianists of Jixian Xuan are all young girls from Yishui, and the appearance price is worth the expenses of ordinary people for a few years, and only a local tyrant like Lu Wenjing can afford it.

When the girl in red held Changqin in her arms, lowered her pretty head, and walked shyly past several people's sides, Cui Mo was not calm at first, his face was slightly strange, and in order to hide the embarrassment at this time, he hurriedly picked up the teacup and took a small sip.

Yang Shen was still well-informed, and broke the silence and said:

"I didn't expect Brother Huaizhen to have such a taste, it's really rare."

"It's so-so, it's just appreciation, I heard that Brother Xiu can also manipulate it, why don't you compete with that violinist later?"

"I'm just doing it for fun, and if I can't get on the stage, I'm afraid I will be laughed at by the two of you."

On one side, Cui Mian spit out with a "poof", looking extremely embarrassed.

Yang Shen stroked his back, his face full of doubts:

"Brother Cui, are you okay?"

"I... It's okay, I'll see you... See smiled. ”

Of course, Cui Mo knew very well that what the two were talking about just now was piano music, but why did he have such an ugly state at this time.

"A few sons, can the slave start playing?"

The girl in red sat behind the piano platform and said crisply.

The girl's appearance is not superior, but her temperament is also unique, she has a pure state, without half a bit of charm, which is obviously different from those women in the music room and the hook column.

Lu Wenjing smiled and said:

"The female master can play, hard work."

A female master made the girl in red stunned for a moment.

After playing the piano in Jixianxuan for three years, she has seen all kinds of characters, but no one calls him master, and more of them just regard themselves as a lowly subordinate.

The son in front of him, although he was dressed in plain clothes and his identity was not as good as the other two, he was rarely willing to respect her and respect her profession, and he was a little touched for a while, and his eyes were a little moist.

In a panic, the girl in red quietly wiped the corners of her eyes, smiled, and bowed slightly towards Lu Wenjing.

The sound of the piano floats out from between the slender fingers and surrounds the tea room, and the rhythm is sometimes calm, sometimes smart, like mountains and flowing water, complementing each other.

Yang Shen nodded, and couldn't help but praise:

"I actually popped up some of the true meaning of "Mountains and Flowing Water", it's not simple."

And Cui Milling also gradually settled down because of this song, and sighed:

"According to legend, this song was made by Yu Boya, and it has been passed down to this day, and those who are not friends can't get it, but the little woman has such ability, this episode of Xianxuan is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger."

Lu Wenjing didn't know that the female luthier's extraordinary performance was related to his unintentional actions, and said with a smile:

"Lu Mou deliberately ordered this song, originally wanted to borrow a thousand Buddhas to give you the friendship between the two, how could you want to be robbed of the limelight by the female master..."

Hearing this, Yang Shen and Cui Mian glanced at each other and saw a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.

Cui Mian is ten years older than Yang Shen, he is a Jinshi in the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, and one of the chief examiners who presided over the examination that year was Yang Shen's father, Yang Tinghe.

And because of this relationship, Yang Shen was able to follow his father to read the papers together, and by the way, he was familiar with the imperial examination in advance.

At that time, Cui Miao's test paper had been judged to be a failure by other sub-examiners, but Yang Shen took a fancy to his unique style of writing and directly recommended it to his father, and then was re-judged as the leader.

It can be said that if it weren't for Yang Shenhui's eyesight, Cui Mian would not have had the opportunity to raise his rank at all.

Therefore, Cui Mian called Yang Shen the owner of the small seat in person, there was no problem at all, and the two also called each other confidants in private, and they had frequent interactions.

Right now, Lu Wenjing compares the two to Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi, as if they have scratched their itchy flesh, which is called a comfortable one.

After a few compliments, Cui Mo felt that Lu Wenjing had a sense of intimacy, and thought of something, and said with emotion:

"Speaking of which, Lu Gongzi and Cui Mou were both mistaken by the eunuchs, and they are both fallen people at the end of the world, and it is also fate to meet here."

Lu Wenjing shook his head:

"Lu was removed from his reputation by the imperial court and will never be hired, Master Cui is just sent to Nanjing, it's not a big deal."

"Alas, doesn't Lu Gongzi know that the six departments in Nanjing, except for the military department, are all just decorations, and even the eunuchs refuse to be transferred, if they stay for a long time, they will be abolished."

Yang Shendao:

"It is said that Nanjing can go to the elderly, and those who have aspirations can't go, that's the truth."

Lu Wenjing looked at them and said indifferently:

"Today's imperial court is not a place to do big things, Lord Cui might as well take advantage of the trend and advance by retreating, and he will definitely have a time to go north one day."

This should have been a comforting word, but Lu Wenjing seemed to be recounting an ordinary fact, and Cui Mo couldn't help but say:

"Does Lu Gongzi have the ability to predict the future? Most of the officials who were sent to Nanjing will not be recalled, and Cui is hated by Eunuch Liu, if you want to transfer back, it will be difficult..."

And Yang Shen also looked at Lu Wenjing curiously, wondering what he would say next.

Lu Wenjing laughed:

Lu has this self-confidence because of four words: evil does not prevail over good. The righteous one is the saint today, and the evil one is the villain on the king's side. The villain is a false saint who does self-interested things, one is not for the public, and the other is not for the people, and in the long run, the grievances will gradually deepen, and they will inevitably backlash. When the holy king returns, the villain will die. ”

"Well said!"

Yang Shen and Cui Mo cheered, and couldn't help but applaud in unison.

"It's a good evil that doesn't overwhelm the good, Lu Gongzi's insights are extraordinary, which makes Cui Moumao suddenly open!"

Cui Mo was encouraged by this communication, and the haze in his heart was swept away.

Yang Shen's fair face was a little ashamed:

"Brother Huaizhen should say this earlier, that day Shuntianfu, I will definitely not miss the appointment."

As soon as he mentioned Shuntian Mansion, Lu Wenjing immediately understood, and after laughing secretly, he didn't plan to give him a step down, and deliberately put on a pity look:

"On that day in Shuntian Mansion, if there is a useful brother who is there, then Hu Jingzhao is afraid that he will bring the case to the Three Law Divisions that day, alas..."

Yang Shen was even more ashamed and explained:

"My father said it first, and because of the situation at that time, I couldn't get out."

Lu Wenjing joked:

"Elder Yang Ge, can't he lock up Brother Xiu?"

“......”

Lu Wenjing looked at his bitter gourd face, and realized that he had hit the sore spot of others, swallowed a cup of tea with a smile, and deliberately did not agree.

And Cui Mo was surprised:

"What did the little master do to be put under house arrest by the teacher?"

Yang Shen sighed and briefly recounted what had happened before.

After Cui Mo heard this, he also felt that Yang Ge Lao was making a big fuss, but in front of outsiders, he didn't dare to talk about the teacher, so he could only say:

"If that arson case was really instigated by Jiao Bianxiu, then his crime would be great. However, at the moment, he has Jiao Ge's old guarantee, and it is not easy to move him. ”

To deal with Jiao Huangzhong's words, Lu Wenjing had a plan, but at this time he put on a bitter face:

"My Lu family doesn't want to be in the same stream with Jiao Mansion, so I rejected that guy, how do I know that he is so vicious, since he can think of burning the Lu family's money village, he will harm my family if he can't keep it every day."

Cui Milling clenched his fists angrily:

"Jiao Huangzhong is worthy of being the son of Jiao Ge, he really won't stop until he reaches his goal!"

Lu Wenjing continued:

"He saw that my Lu family was disobedient, and he planned to separate the Jin gang and let the Shen and Wang families take the throne, which was insidious."

Yang Shen showed a sad look:

"The Jin Gang is the Lu family's growth, business all over the north and south, is an important business line in the Ming Dynasty, if the eunuch party succeeds, it will undoubtedly be a disaster..."

And Cui Mo seemed to remember something, and said:

"I have a fellow villager who served as a prisoner in Guozijian, and I drank with him yesterday, as if I heard him mention that Guozijian has two new prisoners, one surnamed Shen and the other surnamed Wang, the two of them don't know one word, but they are loved everywhere by the Lord of the Sacrificial Wine, aren't they the two sons of your Jin Gang?"